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Nahid Rahimipour Anaraki1, Meghraj Mukhopadhyay1, Christopher Patey2,3
1Centre for Rural Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
Background:
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding remains a significant national issue in Canada. To address this issue, SurgeCon, a quality improvement program, was implemented to enhance patient flow, improve communication, and reduce wait times. Despite their potential, interventions like SurgeCon lack evidence on real-world implementation and sustainability in high-pressure, resource-limited ED settings.
Objective:
This study explores the factors influencing the implementation of SurgeCon in four Canadian EDs using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to identify facilitators and barriers.
Methods:
Data were collected over 2.5 years-before, during, and after SurgeCon implementation-in two rural and two urban EDs in Canada using a longitudinal qualitative research (LQR) design. Forty-two semi-structured interviews with physicians, nurses, and hospital managers were analyzed through inductive and deductive thematic analysis, guided by the CFIR framework.
Results:
Facilitators were predominantly associated with CFIR's Innovation Characteristics, particularly the perceived benefits of real-time data collection, workflow optimization, and enhanced communication. However, barriers-mainly linked to outer setting (COVID-19 disruptions), inner setting (resource constraints and fragmented communication), and individual characteristics (leadership engagement and motivation)-outweighed these advantages.
Conclusion:
To strengthen adoption, this study proposes eight strategic action plans focusing on leadership commitment, automation, cross-departmental collaboration, feedback loops and change management strategies to maximize facilitators and address implementation barriers.
Trial Registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT04789902. 10/03/2021.
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